Shades and Varieties of Green
(See also Shades of green)
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Green is the color of growing grass.
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Emerald green. The Gachala Emerald from the National Museum of Natural History, Washington.
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Jade. A jade dragon from the Han Dynasty, China. Jade can be many different shades of green.
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A 10th century celadon pot from China (Musee Guimet, Paris). The color celadon is a pale tint of spring green.
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Malachite green. A giant malachite vase in the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Lime green, Named for the lime fruit, inclines toward yellow.
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The back of the U.S. dollar has been green since 1861.
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Olive or olive green.
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Olive drab was the standard color of U.S. Army combat uniforms from World War II through the Vietnam War. This is the field jacket of the U.S. Army M-1943 Uniform from 1942.
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Famous quotes containing the words shades, varieties and/or green:
“For the profit of travel: in the first place, you get rid of a few prejudices.... The prejudiced against color finds several hundred millions of people of all shades of color, and all degrees of intellect, rank, and social worth, generals, judges, priests, and kings, and learns to give up his foolish prejudice.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone.”
—Bible: New Testament, 1 Corinthians 12:4-6.
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—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)